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Lady for a Day
Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York's high society. Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three of them can meet her, Annie panics, despairing that her beloved daughter will be destroyed by the deception.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1933-09-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
89
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Warren William
Dave the Dude
May Robson
Apple Annie
Guy Kibbee
Judge Henry G. Blake
Glenda Farrell
Missouri Martin
Ned Sparks
Happy McGuire
Walter Connolly
Count Romero
Jean Parker
Louise
Nat Pendleton
Shakespeare
Barry Norton
Carlos
Halliwell Hobbes
Butler
Hobart Bosworth
Governor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Inspector MacCreary
Irving Bacon
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Hotel Mail Clerk Lloyd (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Commissioner (uncredited)
George Cooper
Cheesecake (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Dowager in Mayor's Entourage (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Detective (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Mayor (uncredited)
Frank Holliday
Second Detective (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Reception Guest Harry the Horse (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Man in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
Marc Lawrence
Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Police Capt. Moore (uncredited)
Tom London
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Detective (uncredited)
Miki Morita
Dave the Dude's Butler (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Leo White
Pierre (uncredited)
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